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Political Theater, Episode 377

Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith speaks to media outlets about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during the House GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act Media Row event in the U.S. Capitol basement on July 15. House Republicans are making a push to sell the bill to the American public.
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith speaks to media outlets about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during the House GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act Media Row event in the U.S. Capitol basement on July 15. House Republicans are making a push to sell the bill to the American public. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 16, 2025 at 3:53pm

Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire talk about what happens when Congress tries to do too much in too short a period of time, how Republicans and Democrats do agree on one big thing and what life is like in the basement of the Capitol.

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